Problematic use of social media—characterized by loss of control and compulsive engagement—may significantly increase depressive symptoms in adolescents under the age of 16, according to a new study ...

Young adults with ADHD symptoms often struggle with social media and gaming addiction. However, a new study reveals that core ...

Problematic Smartphone Usage — or smartphone addiction — is now being viewed as a psychiatric disorder, with an average of 23% of kids and young adults found to suffer from it. Researchers at King’s ...

Problematic TikTok use must be considered an addiction for the risk it entails and its developmental trajectory, scientists have warned.

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Problematic alcohol use by physicians appears to be increasing, new research shows. However, good data on exactly how common this is and on salient risk factors are lacking, investigators note. In a ...

Leaked documents show a team of internal researchers that suggested fixes was disbanded. Leaked documents show a team of internal researchers that suggested fixes was disbanded. Facebook’s own ...

My first unpleasant encounter with the current meaning of the word “problematic” occurred a couple of years ago. I was mingling with some twenty- and thirtysomethings at an outdoor birthday party in ...

A survey of more than 3,400 university students in the US has found that one in five respondents reported problematic smartphone use. Female students were more likely be affected and problematic ...